Thane, Aug 17 (PTI) A financial literacy camp was held in Maharashtra's Thane district as part of the administration's ongoing campaign to create awareness among citizens in rural areas about social security schemes and prevention of fraud, an official said on Sunday.

On the directions of the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a special financial literacy campaign is being implemented in all gram panchayats of the district from July 1 to September 30, the official said.

As part of this initiative, a camp was organised at Asangaon in Shahapur taluka on August 13, he said.

"The objective of the campaign is to create financial awareness among rural citizens, women, senior citizens and economically weaker sections by focusing on renewal of KYC, digital financial literacy, responsible borrowing, prevention of fraud and information on social security schemes such as Atal Pension Yojana," the official said.

More than 150 citizens participated in the camp attended by senior officials of the RBI and the Bank of Maharashtra. PTI COR ARU

Financial literacy campaign advances KYC renewal, digital finance awareness, fraud prevention and access to social security schemes. A district-level financial literacy campaign directed by the Department of Financial Services and the Reserve Bank of India is being implemented across all gram panchayats to promote renewal of KYC, digital financial literacy, responsible borrowing and fraud prevention, with targeted outreach to women, senior citizens and economically weaker sections. Implementation involves camps where regulators and banks disseminate information on social security schemes, notably the Atal Pension Yojana, and provide practical enrollment and KYC assistance.